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To those with two left feet, worry not! Just make sure you dress to kill on Navratri-Prachi Desai
8:06 AM
Onkar Kulkarni (BOMBAY TIMES; October 15, 2021)
Though she hails from Gujarat, Prachi Desai’s memories of Navratri are spread over various parts of the world. In a candid chat, the Rock On!! actress shares how watching people play garba is much easier than doing it, connecting with loved ones virtually to celebrate the festival and the craziest thing she once did during Navratri. Read On…
You hail from Surat, Gujarat, where Navratri is celebrated in full gusto. How special is the festival for you and what are the most vibrant memories that have stayed with you so far?
Over the years, this season has taken me places. I have beautiful memories of celebrating the festival not only in Gujarat, but also in Shillong, during a film shoot. I also remember celebrating it in the USA with my family. Navratri has been a carousel of memories that I created while travelling around the globe. I remember, as a kid, attempting to fast during Navratri. I would get this tiny little hand woven potli from my grandmother which had dried fruits in it. That is all that we were supposed to eat for the day, but we would barely make it through the first four hours of the morning and find ourselves sneaking into the kitchen to gorge on food. I feel that Navratri is a celebration in the honour of the Goddess. So, everyone celebrating the festival should reflect on that. It is the celebration of victory of good over evil after all, so one should just feast and dance away.
Navratri calls for showing off your dancing skills. How much do you enjoy playing dandiya or garba? Any tips for those born with two left feet?
I absolutely love to watch people do garba and dandiya. As a little girl I would fancy watching people dancing for hours in their beautiful glittering attire. I feel it is as fun to watch as tough it is to perform. While growing up, I learned a few steps with friends and classmates to perform in school, but over the years I forgot them. It’s a dance form, which is incredibly high in energy and graceful. To those with two left feet, worry not! Just make sure you dress to kill and clap along as you diligently follow the person next to you going round in the circle.
Which is your favourite garba/dandiya track and who is your favourite singer?
A lot of the traditional, folk Gujarati garba and dandiya songs are wonderful. Of late, I have become fond of the songs from the Gujarati film Hellaro. I also absolutely love Shubhaarambh from Kai Po Che. There are so many outstanding singers to choose from, but to name a few, I would say Shruti Pathak, Bhoomi Trivedi, Parthiv Gohil and Divya Kumar.
What’s your Navratri style quotient?
There’s an undeniable magic about the traditional white-red-black mirror-work lehenga cholis and outfits, but I love the more colourful mix-and-match style as well. I often upcycle outfits during festivals and in day-today wear. I’m a strong believer of recycling and reusing. I also pass on my outfits, once I am ready to part with them, to those who would like to wear them. When it comes to shopping, I like picking up outfits from Gujarat and Rajasthan whenever I travel there. They have an amazing collection of beautiful traditional designs that are extremely attractive.
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the celebrations have gone virtual, what’s the one thing you miss about the festival?
Watching the celebrations full of bright lights, colours and high spirits is what I miss the most. But one mustn’t dampen their spirits and find a way to still celebrate in their own way, through virtual celebrations with friends or sharing recipes with family members and definitely not miss out on eco-friendly decorations and lights at home.
What’s the craziest thing that you have done during Navratri?
I think the craziest was when a bunch of us in our high school hostel stayed up all night trying to get the steps right for the weekend celebration on the ground. Post the event, we didn’t make it back to the hostel in time, so we spent the night on the ground, bare feet in lehengas, dancing the night away tirelessly in our hideous amateur make-up. Don’t ask me if I was wearing purple eye shadow (laughs!).
Prachi Desai goes purple for her dark urban fairytale Kosha
7:43 AM
BOMBAY TIMES (September 9, 2017)
Prachi Desai leaves no stone
unturned to get into the skin of her character. The actress, who plays a
rockstar in her next, has coloured her hair purple to get her look
right and rockin'. Titled Kosha, the film is a fantasy adventure being made by Abhay and Karan, sons of late filmmaker Raj Kanwar.
Prachi, who is currently shooting for the movie in various unexplored locations in the city, said, “Purple colour is very significant from the character's point of view. It's the colour of her memory and years of loneliness that she has endured. It's also the colour of her bruises, which she wears with pride.“
Prachi, who is currently shooting for the movie in various unexplored locations in the city, said, “Purple colour is very significant from the character's point of view. It's the colour of her memory and years of loneliness that she has endured. It's also the colour of her bruises, which she wears with pride.“
I always considered myself hot in my head-Prachi Desai
8:53 AM
DNA (July 3, 2014)
Prachi Desai’s Awari number from Ek Villain was a departure from her usual girl-next-door image. Prachi has always been cast as the sweet, innocent and coy Cinderella. In the song Awari, she plays a bar dancer with emotional issues who is seen drinking and expressing her angst. Prachi says shooting the song was, “Liberating! I have always found myself hot and sexy in my head! But people around me didn’t see me like that and always hesitated from approaching me and offering me anything bold. Awari gave me a chance to do something different, something that I was waiting for a long time and the credit goes to Mohit (Suri).” However, the song is hardly there in the film. She shrugs, “I don’t question the creative part of the film making. I was told that they had to cut it down to accommodate the length of the second half. I am happy that between the teasers on TV and the song in the film, the audience has been able to see the song.” Ask her if she’s happy now that she has broken the stereotyped so far, the actress sighs, “Yes, to an extent, but the kind of films coming my way are the same. There has to be that one role which will change everything for you. Like Aashiqui 2 did for Shraddha or Band Bajaa Baraat did for Anushka. I don’t want to be doing the same stuff that I have done in the past!”
Check out Prachi Desai's sizzling avatar in Ek Villain song
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BOMBAY TIMES (May 27, 2014)
Prachi Desai looks sexy in the upcoming track Awari from Ek Villain. Mohit Suri, known to make his actresses look beautiful, is not a believer in item songs and was looking for a girl who could look vulnerable. Prachi seems to have fit the bill for sure.
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